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Halfdan
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playing with stories
I just reread my #larp submission for blackbox cph 26. When asked about safety tools, past me wrote:

This is a story about breaking free. It is an act of rebellion. The path to safety is to play the larp.
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I'm in my thirties but I feel like a teenager:

My side gig is running #d&d for 11-14 year olds. This coming week I am doing 3 sessions.

My home games ran yesterday, tonight and we have our next session this Wednesday.

Six games in five days #blessed (by our cleric) #livingmybestlife
October 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Today I had my first session at a side job, gming #D&D 2024 at an after school program. I'm jumping into an already started mission based west marches campaign. 35 kids age 10-13 playing. Sessions are about two hours, I'm running 2-3 times a week.

I wake up to choose chaos. Going back tomorrow.
September 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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If you haven't read it yet, I have expanded on my larp design thoughts regarding Helicon that I designed with Maria Pettersson.

I hope to publish more articles very soon. Coming up: Dyadic play, Play to Lift in Practice and Building The House of Bravery.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Extra design thoughts regarding Helicon
Extra design perspectives on Helicon and my design practices Helicon is a larp where the Muses of antiquity are held captive by a group of humans who want their inspiration for themselves. The overarc...
docs.google.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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People from @avalonlarpstudio.bsky.social and @wonderlarp.bsky.social in the same space at the same time!? What can this mean?

Watch the skies!!
May 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Wrote some reflections and a summary of yesterdays tabletop session open.substack.com/pub/justhalf...
First steps into Mistveil - Running Shadowdark
Reflections and summary of running my second game of Shadowdark in my own setting Mistveil.
open.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Yesterday I released a youtube video about #larp design.

youtu.be/t5gkY02zkKA?...
Start designing larps
YouTube video by Halfdan
youtu.be
April 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Movies you watched more than six times, using only gifs.
February 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Speaking on behalf of the rest of @avalonlarpstudio.bsky.social (of which both Simon and l are members):

We are looking for a location.
So what if Jane Austen was the leader of a Diabolic cult. Madder, Badder, and far more dangerous to know than Byron? Dark secrets hidden beneath a mask of manners.
February 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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The player guide and the sign-up form for Lumen are now available:

Player Guide: tinyurl.com/2hcppfvv
Sign-up Form: tinyurl.com/33sfxm6x
Website: www.lumenlarp.org
Lumen Player's Guide v. 1
Lumen Player’s Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 KEY INFORMATION 4 LUMEN - The Journey to Hope 4 CHARACTERS 4 WORLD 5 IS THIS LARP FOR ME? 6 APPLICATIONS 6 Appli...
tinyurl.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I have started to keep a journal about being my GMing, in an attempt to develop my skills and style.

It is very interesting to approach an area of interest with this degree intentionally.
December 6, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Last week a larp design issue came up. As larpmakers we spend a lot of time making content that we hope our participants will read/watch/listen to. But we rarely trust our players to have done so, because we include a lot of the same content in the on-site briefings and workshops.
December 3, 2024 at 8:40 AM
My morning was like Simons, except my sausage in a bun wasn't gluten free.

We got each other tho.
4:30am start to travel for a meeting. We have joked elsewhere about the existance of some larperati, but this lacks glamour. No blacked-out limo, no screaming crowds, just a GF sausage bun and an expensive coffee. I still bloody love it though. #LarpMakers
November 28, 2024 at 7:18 PM
I am part of two organiser groups that announced larp events this week. Not being on FB, I have no idea about the response. The disconnect is real, which is terrifying.
November 27, 2024 at 11:27 AM
I get strong season 3 Will energy when someone needs to cancel a session.

I hate flu season.
a young boy in front of a burger king restaurant
Alt: Will from stranger things in front of a burger king restaurant asking "Can we please play D&D now?"
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:40 AM
A bit of snow in Copenhagen. Today I get to design workshops at work, and play d&d in the evening.
November 21, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Have you read/listened to a non-roleplay book that impacted the way you think about playing, organising or gamemastering? If so which one?

For either larp or tabletop.
November 20, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Running an event can be a hectic, sometimes even stressful, endeavour. There are a lot of parts that need to fit together. During Gothic I definitely levelled up my Organiser class a few times. The most important concept was that we needed to design for our own sanity. The key was planning.

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November 16, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I never really used twitter, but I used fb a lot. I quit that in june and my only regret is that I no longer have a way to discover cool international larps in europe...

Let me know if you know of any good newsletters or blueskye users to follow!
October 17, 2024 at 8:16 PM
I made a 3 part miniseries about organising your first #larp on youtube.

youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Organising your first larp
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July 7, 2024 at 10:56 PM
New year's resolution: Remember to use my waterproofs when it pours. That's it.
January 2, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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It was 206 years ago #OTD - January 1, 1818 - that 20 year old Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was first published anonymously in three volumes. The world would never be the same again...
January 1, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks claims the company laid off 1,100 people days before Christmas as "a last resort."

Cocks makes $1.5 million annually and took home $9.4 million in total compensation last year.
Dungeons & Dragons owner lays off 1,100 staff two weeks before Christmas “to keep Hasbro healthy��...
Hasbro, the toy company that owns Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, has laid off 1,100 workers two weeks bef…
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December 12, 2023 at 11:28 AM
Today I am attending the kick-off of the Erasmus project: Empowering Game Design Education with Transformative Role-playing Games (EDGE.) Excited to explore larp design education through larp.
November 14, 2023 at 9:41 AM